Juan Manuel Cerón
~ Juan CerónI'm a Senior Software Engineer specializing in distributed systems and cloud-native architectures. Currently building high-throughput backend services at Globant for Disney.
Previously Senior Backend Engineer at Mercado Libre, building event-driven Go systems at scale. Founder of Optima — a B2B SaaS platform I designed and built end-to-end.
I focus on solving distributed systems problems for high throughput architectures: designing fault-tolerant systems, improving observability, and optimizing cloud infrastructure for performance and reliability.
Featured Experience
view allOptima (B2B SaaS)End-to-end B2B platform that automates SECOP II public procurement alerts in Colombia. Designed, scaled, and maintained entirely by me.High-Throughput Microservices (Disney)Redesigned Go microservices and event-driven systems processing 30K+ daily state updates.Event-Driven Backend (Mercado Libre)Built scalable event-driven Go backends handling tens of thousands of daily events.MediApp Spring BootMedical scheduling platform built with Java, Spring Boot, MySQL, and Angular.spring-mediapp1-backendCardiovascular Risk AppDart/Firebase mobile app helping users assess cardiovascular risk. Published on Google Play.Pico y Placa PastoAndroid app providing traffic restriction alerts and widgets for Pasto, Colombia.
Certifications & Awards
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AWS Certified Solutions Architect – AssociateAmazon Web Services (AWS)
Google AI Professional CertificateGoogle
Claude Partner Badge – Claude CodeAnthropic
2025
MongoDB SI Architect CertificationMongoDB
2022
Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900)Microsoft
2021
Scrum Foundation Professional Certificate (SFPC)CertiProf
2017 – 2022
Full-Tuition Academic Scholarship (Highest GPA)Mariana University